The Wiggles Go Bananas

Saturday night was "ladies night out" for the Dufon girls. We headed into the theater district in downtown Minneapolis to see The Wiggles Go Bananas. When Sarah was 2 she went to her first show, Blues Clues, so we thought Natalie would enjoy seeing The Wiggles. She was pretty overwhelmed by the whole thing. The theater district was buzzing with activity with several shows going on so there were lots of people and lights for Natalie to see before we even got to the theater. Once we were inside and the show began, she didn't know what to do about the Wiggles being right in front of her and not on TV. I have to say she was mesmerized most of the show and then decided to get up and dance for the last few songs.

School Style

Sarah decided to pull together a really cute outfit last week to wear to school. She had braided her hair the night before to try to make it wavy and I thought she looked so cute that I had to take a picture. Sarah normally is very sporty and doesn't worry too much about what she looks like....

Natalie, of course, had to have her picture taken too...."just like Sarah".

Nate's Bonfire with friends

Last Saturday Nate hosted his first bonfire party for 8 of his friends. The boys came over around 6:00 and played a little football before they ate a dinner of tacos (chosen by Nate and Cody, his best friend). By that time it was dark so they played a great game of Ghost in the Graveyard in our yard and the park. They had so much fun that one of the neighbors called the cops and they got a visit from a friendly officer! Cody's mom, Cindy and I were outside by the fire so were very surprised when he showed up. Lesson learned by the boys and the fun continued. 1st party a success!

Nate's Football Game

Saturday, Oct. 10th we woke up to snow on the ground and very cold temperatures for early October. As luck would have it, Nate had a football game at noon that day. We bundled up and headed out - Nate with many layers on under his uniform and handwarmers in his gloves, me looking like an Eskimo in my down coat and boots, with camera in hand. I've been meaning to take pictures all season and finally remembered to take my camera to a game (I also didn't have Natalie along which made it a little easy to snap some shots). Nate is #45.

Michigan Youth Hunt

The last weekend of September was the Youth Hunt in Michigan. Steve & Nate have been planning for this weekend for almost a year. They took the Badger across the lake and spent the weekend at the farm with Steve's parents. Nate got to hunt with his cousins and Natalie got to spend some time with Bumpa and Gigi. Unfortunately, Nate did not come home with a deer strapped to the top of the Durango ;-).

Happy Fall!

Sarah went to Lily Pad Ceramics last weekend and painted a fall plate. I think she did a fantastic job! Each of the pumpkins is a member of the family....

Youth night at Anoka High School

Nate is playing football this year for ARAA (Anoka/Ramsey Athletic Association). The Anoka High School football team is a huge supporter of all the youth who play and each year they host a youth night at the first home game of the season. The boys run out on the field with a varsity player and line up for the national anthem and pre-game antics. He's #45 this year. Afterwards we all hang out at the game and watch some football!